Story Behind The Song
The Evening news and the reports of those who have so valiantly given their lives for a cause they only scarcely can name.
Song Description
Young boy is drafted into the war. He accepts his fate yet feels like he's having his life stole from him.
In the end it is indeed stolen.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Country - Rock, Country - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Irritated |
Subject |
Frustration, Protest |
| Similar Artists |
Travis Tritt, Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Joey came home from school today
opened up a letter from the USA
?Son,? it read, ?we know you got special plans,
but we need you, the war?s getting out of hand?
His momma walked in the room
Saw the pain in her sons eyes
she held him close and looked toward the sky
She said, ?dear God, don?t let them take my only son,
I would think that you could sympathize
Then she said,
Hey, I feel like they?re taking my life away (repeat).
Joey got on a plane looking at a one way ride
He never complained, just took it all in stride
They said, ?kid you?re gonna be a hero in some third world cause
You can hang your medals on the wall
But he said,
Hey, I feel like they?re taking my life away (repeat).
On a warm summer Sunday
Ten thousand miles from home
Crawling through a desert
Singing American songs
No one heard the warning
In a second all was gone
It was so wrong
Joey came home from the war today
No Band and no parades
The preacher p[rayed by the shallow grave
No body was saved
He said,
Hey, I feel like they?re taking my life away (repeat).